Overthrow of Slobodan Milošević

Bulldozer Revolution
Bulldozer Revolution
Part of the Yugoslav Wars and the Colour revolutions
	; Top: Map of significant buildings during the protests; Bottom: Protesters at the House of the Federal Assembly of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, as it was on fire
Date	29 September – 5 October 2000; (6 days)
Location	Serbia, FR Yugoslavia Belgrade; Novi Sad; Čačak;
Caused by	Accusations of electoral fraud; Media censorship; International sanctions; Yugoslav Wars; Autocracy; Government corruption; Political violence; Police brutality; Arrests of Otpor! activists;
Goals	Removal of Slobodan Milošević and all of his government representation; Regime change; Democratic reforms; Freedom of the media; Free and fair elections;
Methods	Protests; Demonstrations; Rioting; Civil disobedience; Civil resistance; Occupation of administrative buildings; Barricades; Property damage; Violence; Vandalism; Blocking traffic; Looting;
Resulted in	DOS victory Slobodan Milošević resigns; Vojislav Koštunica declared winner; Withdrawal of international sanctions; Yugoslavia becomes a member of the United Nations and other international organizations; DOS secured a supermajority in the parliamentary elections; Return of the Yugoslav Army to the Ground Safety Zone; The arrest of Slobodan Milošević and extradition to ICTY to stand trial for charges of war crimes;
Parties
Anti-government protesters led by Democratic Opposition of Serbia Civilian and student protesters; Pro-EU supporters; Nationalists and monarchists; Vojvodina Autonomist Movement; Serbian Orthodox Church; Defected policemen; Civic organizations: Otpor!; Supported by:; Government of Montenegro; United States	Federal government of Yugoslavia Government of Serbia Ministry of Interior; Law enforcement of Serbia; ; Government parties: Socialist Party of Serbia; Yugoslav Left; Serbian Radical Party;
Lead figures
	Vojislav Koštunica; Zoran Đinđić; Velimir Ilić; Goran Svilanović; Čedomir Jovanović; Srđa Popović Slobodan Milošević; Momir Bulatović; Mirko Marjanović; Radomir Marković; Mirjana Marković; Vojislav Šešelj
Number
Hundreds of thousands	Unknown number of policemen
Casualties
Death(s)	2 (non-violent)
Injuries	65

The overthrow of Slobodan Milošević began in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia after the general election on 24 September 2000 and culminated in the downfall of Slobodan Milošević's government on 5 October 2000. As such, it is commonly referred to as the 5 October Revolution (Serbian: Петооктобарска револуција, Petooktobarska revolucija) or colloquially the Bulldozer Revolution (Serbian: Багер револуција, Bager revolucija), after one of the most memorable episodes from the day-long protest in which a heavy equipment operator charged the Radio Television of Serbia building, considered to be symbolic of the Milošević regime's propaganda.

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